KS3

The Department Subject Achievement Map identifies the skills and the nature of the knowledge needed to progress in the subject from year 7-11. The Subject Achievement is a document for staff and can be found in the students' shared area.

For each topic studied in Years 7 and 8, Topic Descriptor Sheets detail the knowledge and skills needed to progress in that topic. Topic Descriptor Sheets can be found in pupils’ assessment books and on the walls in practical subjects. They can also be found in 365 – Curriculum –Curriculum Subject Resources.

Key Stage Three Curriculum Overview

Year 7

	NAME OF TOPIC	KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC	ASSESSMENT POINTS
HT1	Introduction to French and France	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Greetings / Introductions, dates / birthdays, colours, school items. The alphabet, days of the week and months. Numbers up to 100, describing yourself and others, pets, say where you live, asking questions. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Accented letters, conjugating verbs (avoir and être), gender of nouns, question words, adjective agreement and word order, making nouns plural *Students will learn the following culture:* The geography of France and what some places are famous for Short story- Les escargots rouges. *Students will also be introduced to French phonics and how to pronounce words in French.- Poem Le zoo extraordinaire- reading for enjoyment.*	Quizlet / Languagenut/ Seneca self testing End of Unit Listening reading, writing and grammar test Informal translation tests
HT2	Free time and weather	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Weather,seasons, sports, music, other free time activities. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Temperature, using ‘quand’ in a sentence, the verb ‘jouer à’, regular -er verbs, the verb ‘faire’ de plus various hobbies, ‘jouer de’ + instrument. Using ‘on’ + verb *Students will learn the following culture:* Hobbies in France and the ‘bande-dessinée’ Find out about parc Asterix	End of unit reading, listening and writing tests Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut
HT3	Where I live Revision of the course	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Town vocabulary, asking for and giving directions, discuss possible activities, describe the area where you live. Make plans and talk about where you are going. *Students will learn the following grammar point:* More about adjectives, directions, prepositions, il y a / il n’y a pas de/d’. The verb ‘aller’ *Students will learn the following culture:* Learn about a French town / French towns Short story – cadeaux pour le maire	End of Year reading, writing and grammar, listening tests.

NAME OF TOPIC

KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC

ASSESSMENT POINTS

HT1

Introduction to French and France

Students will learn the following vocabulary:
Greetings / Introductions, dates / birthdays, colours, school items. The alphabet, days of the week and months. Numbers up to 100, describing yourself and others, pets, say where you live, asking questions.

Students will learn the following grammar points:
Accented letters, conjugating verbs (avoir and être), gender of nouns, question words, adjective agreement and word order, making nouns plural

Students will learn the following culture:
The geography of France and what some places are famous for Short story- Les escargots rouges.

Students will also be introduced to French phonics and how to pronounce words in French.- Poem Le zoo extraordinaire- reading for enjoyment.

Quizlet / Languagenut/ Seneca self testing

End of Unit Listening reading, writing and grammar test

Informal translation tests

HT2

Free time and weather

Students will learn the following vocabulary:
Weather,seasons, sports, music, other free time activities.

Students will learn the following grammar points:
Temperature, using ‘quand’ in a sentence, the verb ‘jouer à’, regular -er verbs, the verb ‘faire’ de plus various hobbies, ‘jouer de’ + instrument. Using ‘on’ + verb

Students will learn the following culture:
Hobbies in France and the ‘bande-dessinée’
Find out about parc Asterix

End of unit reading, listening and writing tests

Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut

HT3

Where I live

Revision of the course

Students will learn the following vocabulary:
Town vocabulary, asking for and giving directions, discuss possible activities, describe the area where you live. Make plans and talk about where you are going.

Students will learn the following grammar point:
More about adjectives, directions, prepositions, il y a / il n’y a pas de/d’. The verb ‘aller’

Students will learn the following culture:
Learn about a French town / French towns
Short story – cadeaux pour le maire

End of Year reading, writing and grammar, listening tests.

yEAR 8

	NAME OF TOPIC	KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC	ASSESSMENTS POINTS
HT1	Countries in Europe and beyond	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Countries in Europe, other countries and continents, transport and travel, talking about what you are (not) going to do and what you can / can’t do. Describe places. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Revision of regular verbs, prepositions with towns /countries, the verbs venir, partir, aller, pouvoir+ infintive. Negation and the future tense. *Students will learn the following culture:* Learn about the Tour de France.	Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut End of Unit reading, writing, grammar tests Grammar /Translation tasks in class
HT2	Staying with a family. Presents and what you have done.	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Talking about the past, using expressions of time, talk about presents and what you have done recently, talk about choices, describe a visit. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* The perfect tense of regular verbs. The perfect tense consolidation, the perfect tense of irregular verbs. The perfect tense of negative statements *Students will learn the follofv wing culture:* Louis XIV and Versailles, Monet,	Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut End of Unit reading, writing, listening, grammar tests Grammar / Translation tasks in class
HT3	Travel plans	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Discuss travel plans, the 24 hours clock, asking for and understanding rail information. Talk about air travel, describe a journey and a day out. Describe what you did recently and a journey in the past. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Revise the verb être, the perfect tense with être and past participle agreement, il faut + infinitive C’était + adjective *Students will learn the following culture:* William the Conqueror	Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut End of Unit reading, writing, listening, grammar tests Speaking assessment Translation tasks in class
HT4	School life in France and in your school.	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Talk about your school, subjects (and opinions), facilities, uniform and clubs. Describe morning and evening routines and daily activities. Talk about what you do and don’t want to do. Describe a school trip. Exchanging contact details and arranging to go out. Describing a holiday and leisure activities. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* The verbs apprendre /comprendre. Making comparisons. Reflexive verbs. Reflexive verbs in negative sentences. Using the verb ‘vouloir’ in negative sentences. Using the verbs ‘dire’, ‘lire’, ‘écrire’ . The present tense of the verb ‘sortir’. Using three tenses, past present and future. *Students will learn the following culture:* Louis Xiv	End of Unit reading, writing, listening, grammar tests Vocabulary tests Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut
HT5	Discussing clothes, appearance and illness Revision of the year	*Students will recap the following content:* All of the Year 8 content *Students will learn the following:* Discuss clothes and what to wear, describe a person’s appearance with more adjectives. Bodyparts, illness and visiting the Doctor. How to succeed in exams- revision and exam techniques *Students will learn the following culture:* French songs	End of Year exams in Listening, Reading, Writing and Translation Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut
HT6	Going into town	*Students will learn the following:* Shops, shopping, money, prices *Students will learn the following grammar points:* *Quantities,- revsision of regular -er -re and -ir verbs, the partitive article, ‘some’* *Students will learn the following culture:* Find out more about shopping in France	Quizlet / Seneca/ languagenut

YEAR 9 - In Year 9 the topics are more in depth and so overlap half terms. Students are taught to go into more detail than in Key Stage 3 as they have more confidence and fluency.

	NAME OF TOPIC	KEY CONTENT OF THE TOPIC	ASSESSMENT POINTS
Term 1	Relationships with family and friends, marriage and partnership.	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Getting on with family members and reasons why, different types of families in a modern world, thoughts on marriage, what makes a good friend. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Revise avoir, être and possessive adjectives. Reflexive verbs, adjective agreement and position, comparative and superlatives, using qui and que, the immediate future and the future tense, direct and indirect object pronouns	End of Unit 1 assessments- end of November Listening, reading , writing. Speaking assessment- Dec
Term 2	Technology in everyday life- social media and mobile technology	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Technology in everyday life, using social media, online safety, trends in mobile phones, positives and negatives of mobile technology, the uses of social media *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Revise the present tense of -er verbs and common irregular verbs. Using avec and sans, using grâce à, ‘it’ and ‘that’, interrogative adjectives, emphatic pronouns *Students will learn the following culture:* Young people and technology / social media in France	End of Unit assessments- February.
Term 3a	Free time activities	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Music types, films and, Type of TV programmes, traditional French food and eating habits, sports and other free time activities *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Revision of the present tense of regular verbs, Question words, Revision of the perfect tense with avoir and être., quantities, adverbs of frequency, verb plus infinitive, the pronoun en, subordinating conjunctions, jouer à, faire de, developing sentences using quand, lorsque and si. Opinion verbs *Students will learn the following culture:* Traditional French food and eating habits, sports, popular French musicians/bands. Extreme sports popular in France.	End of Year exams.
Term 3b	Customs and traditions	*Students will learn the following vocabulary:* Students in learn about different customs and traditions in France and French speaking countries and cultures. *Students will learn the following grammar points:* Using the perfect tense. The perfect tense with reflexive verbs, using en/à/ au/aux with countries. The imperfect tense, indefinite adjectives. Deciding between the perfect and imperfect tenses. *Students will learn the following culture:* Customs /traditions and celebrations in the French speaking world.	Presentations about French customs and traditions.

What can parents do to support their sons?

Check that your son is working on his vocabulary – this should be done on a regular basis, revisiting old vocabulary constantly too. He should always revise vocabulary, even when tests are not set. He can access all of the vocabulary needed via Quizlet / languagenut / Seneca (he has usernames and passwords). He also has an assessment booklet, in which he should highlight the vocabulary he knows from each module and continue to highlight it regularly. You could test him using this.
Check he is working on his grammar – this, again, should be done on a regular basis. Grammar notes are in his exercise book and available in many other places (he has the usernames and passwords for the numerous websites). He has a grammar review section in the coursebook and on Kerboodle.com so you can quiz him on the grammar topics too. Year 9 and above have a GCSE Verbs booklet.
There are a number of other websites that your son should visit to help him. Please ask him about them.
Any opportunity for your son to experience authentic French would be a real confidence booster for him, for example, visiting France, reading online news articles via the newshound app, watching French Youtube videos, Age appropriate Netflix programmes -with French subtitles and working with our Language Assistant.